Collection COL/TCD/TC - TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: TOWN CLERKS

0.25 linear metres

COL/TCD/TC 1284-1982 Collection 0.25 linear metres Corporation of London

The office of Town Clerk can be traced back to 1274, when it was referred to as the office of Common Clerk. The Town Clerk was responsible for recording the minutes of the Common Council and all of its Committees as well as for general record keeping and administration.

In the present day, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London has authority over all other City of London officers as is necessary for the efficient management and execution of the City of London's functions. He is also the City of London's principal advisor on matters of policy through the Policy and Resources Committee. The Town Clerk's department at the City of London is responsible for a number of areas of work, including servicing meetings of the Court of Common Council and Court of Aldermen, their committees, sub-committees and working parties. Other areas of work include taking responsibility for investigating complaints against the City of London from members of the public, acting as the Electoral Registration Officer and being responsible for the City of London's public relations, economic development and human resources.

Corporation of London Records Office.

Papers of individual Town Clerks, including documents regarding an affray between Ralph Crepyn, Town Clerk, and Lawrence Duket, goldsmith, which led to Duket's death, 1284; letters addressed to Miles Man, 1726-1756; letters addressed to James Hodges, 1757-1774; journal recording the business done by the Town Clerk in person, including attendance at Courts, Committees and ceremonials, 1759; transcript of divorce proceedings in the Consistory Court between Town Clerk William Rix and his wife, including information about her activities with her lover in the Town Clerk's house, Guildhall Yard, 1776; letter to Henry Woodthorpe Senior, 1804-1823; papers regarding the debts of Henry Woodthorpe Junior, prisoner in the Fleet, 1826-1842; appreciation and synopsis of career of Alfred Thomas Roach, Town Clerk, 1946 and article John Carpenter - a famous Town Clerk, 1982.

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. February 2009 Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London Carpenter , John , d 1442 , common clerk of London People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Town clerks Town Clerk's Department , Corporation of London City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

Corporation of London Records Office.

Papers of individual Town Clerks, including documents regarding an affray between Ralph Crepyn, Town Clerk, and Lawrence Duket, goldsmith, which led to Duket's death, 1284; letters addressed to Miles Man, 1726-1756; letters addressed to James Hodges, 1757-1774; journal recording the business done by the Town Clerk in person, including attendance at Courts, Committees and ceremonials, 1759; transcript of divorce proceedings in the Consistory Court between Town Clerk William Rix and his wife, including information about her activities with her lover in the Town Clerk's house, Guildhall Yard, 1776; letter to Henry Woodthorpe Senior, 1804-1823; papers regarding the debts of Henry Woodthorpe Junior, prisoner in the Fleet, 1826-1842; appreciation and synopsis of career of Alfred Thomas Roach, Town Clerk, 1946 and article John Carpenter - a famous Town Clerk, 1982.

In sections according to catalogue.

Available for general access.

Copyright: City of London

• anglais

• latin

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais